Henry Munro (United Irishman)

Henry Munro (1758-15 June 1798) was a leader of the United Irishmen during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

Biography
Henry Munro was born in Lisburn, County Down, Ireland in 1758 to a Presbyterian Ulster Scots family. After his father's death, he was raised in the Church of England, and he received a mercantile education. He joined the United Irishmen in 1795 and took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, fighting at the Battle of Ballynahinch, where his army was destroyed. Shortly after, he was captured and hanged for treason.